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  1. Zackiedawg

    Sandpiper/yellowlegs confusion - S Florida

    So the wetlands were low with the mud exposed, which drew in lots of small shore waders. I'm not as familiar with these, so having a hard time even looking them up trying to distinguish between the various sandpipers and yellowlegs. I think I've got it down to either lesser yellowlegs...
  2. Zackiedawg

    SE Florida - warbler help

    We're back in our winter season in Florida with lots of additional birds passing through or staying for the winter months - as usual, some of the warblers still mix me up, with the non-breeding colors and immature/female colors. These two warblers I wasn't sure on and would appreciate IDs: 1...
  3. Zackiedawg

    Warbler or Vireo - South East Florida

    Having trouble with this little guy high up in the trees. My first thought was possibly yellow-rumped warbler, but that strong white eyebrow is throwing me. Almost makes me think of a red-eyed or black-whiskered vireo's strong eyebrow - but there's no black eyeline or lower white stripe under...
  4. Zackiedawg

    South Florida - Royal or Caspian Tern?

    Many birders had reported two Caspian terns visiting a local wetlands - it's not a common sight here...when I visited on Saturday, several other photographers were shooting two terns flying over the lake, and identifying them as the Caspians. I joined in to shoot as well - but I expected...
  5. Zackiedawg

    Lots of stuff - possible lifer - Wilson's warbler?; Gadwall & Green-winged teal? - South Florida

    OK - I think I may have guessed out some of these IDs, but want to be sure - most of these are species I don't see too often, and most of these are females which are a little harder for me to ID - plus one bird that was ID'd in the field by another photographer would be a lifer for me - but I...
  6. Zackiedawg

    Yellow warbler female, or something else? S.E. Florida

    Got this bird today out in the pond apple trees along the levee of a wetland pond - when I first saw the color I thought it was a female painted bunting - but it was way too yellow. The wings weren't right for pine warbler, and bill was too thin for orange crowned - so the only thing I could...
  7. Zackiedawg

    Warbler mix - Tennessee, pine, palm? - South Florida

    Shooting a bunch of warblers passing through south east Florida this weekend, and having difficulty confirming what some of these are. Some other photographers were reporting a batch of birds we were shooting as Tennessee warblers, but they didn't sound 100% convinced. I thought I recognized a...
  8. Zackiedawg

    South Florida - warbler ID

    Among the migrating birds passing through, we've been heavy with redstarts, black-and-white warblers, some black-throated blues were around...and this bird which I wasn't sure on. My thought was female Cape May, but any confirmation or ID appreciated:
  9. Zackiedawg

    S.E. Florida migrating warblers/vireos

    We're going through waves of migrating birds now, so I'm in that hectic run where I'm photographing lots of different species - most I know, but a few shots I either couldn't quite ID or just want to be sure my ID is correct. All shot yesterday...all help appreciated: 1. I think a northern...
  10. Zackiedawg

    Whip-poor-will or Chuck-will's-widow? S. Florida

    This weekend, was lucky enough to find not one, but TWO, nightjars hiding on the ground in the afternoon. They were about 45 feet apart from each other. We really only ever have two - the whip or the chuck. Telling them apart is horribly difficult. After lots of back-and-forth with several...
  11. Zackiedawg

    S Florida Raptor ID: Immature Cooper's, Sharpie, or something else?

    Got this raptor flying overhead - it was quite distant and strong backlight, so not the best of opportunities - the missing tailfeathers made it look unique from a distance - he was smallish in size, My initial thoughts were an immature Cooper's hawk...but wanted to be sure:
  12. Zackiedawg

    First migratory fall birds - warbler-ish IDs - South Florida

    We've been having a few waves of migrating birds starting to pass through our area - redstarts, pine and prairie warblers, b&w warblers, and even a prothonotary. Mixed in to all my shots as this one I'm having difficulty figuring out. The top part of the head really showed a reddish-orange...
  13. Zackiedawg

    Medium-small tern in S Florida - arctic, common, forster's?

    Got this tern flying over - was shooting a lot of least terns doing their dives in a pond, when this one flew over. I can't pin it down...there appears to be too much black around the crown after the black by the eye that's typical on Forster's... I tried juvenile roseate which doesn't look...
  14. Zackiedawg

    Topaz Gigapixel AI for enlarging heavy crops, getting better detail on birds

    I have been using Topaz's Denoise and Sharpen for a while, and both are good tools for cleaning up shots especially for birders, when we have to go to very high ISOs or deal with a little motion blur. I recently picked up Gigapixel AI to see if it could do what I hoped, which is take shots that...
  15. Zackiedawg

    Unknown small bird IDs - Delray Beach, Florida, USA

    We've been getting a lot more wintering birds down here, and while I can identify most, sometimes a few get mixed in where I'm just not sure if it's a non-breeding, female, juvenile, etc. of some very similar looking warbler or vireo. Here are a few of the ones I'm unsure on, any help...
  16. Zackiedawg

    S Florida - Shorebirds distant - dowitcher, yellowlegs?

    Yesterday, I went out to some wetlands farther west and north than my usual spots, and there were quite a few wintering ducks and species - shovelers, widgeons, scaups, mergansers. Also there were some shorebirds - large flocks of least sandpipers...and far off in the distance, this gathering...
  17. Zackiedawg

    ID South Florida help: Thrasher? Flycatcher?

    I've got two IDs I was hoping to verify if I am correct with. The first (#1) I think is a juvenile brown thrasher...in the ID guides they don't seem to have such a bold eye ring when juvenile which is throwing me off a bit: 1. https://pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/171098733/original The second...
  18. Zackiedawg

    Sandpiper ID - Wellington, Florida

    Had two sandpipers in the western wetlands of SE Florida this weekend. One I am fairly confident is a solitary sandpiper, #1: 1. https://pbase.com/zackiedawg/image/170997851/original I was able to get quite close to this one. The other one however, stayed much more distant, and I had to use...
  19. Zackiedawg

    Warbler help - S Florida

    I've run into a few warbler type species that I'm not too sure on again - Southeast Florida had pretty good migratory action and thousands of birds of a dozen or more species were all filling the trees - that means sometimes some juveniles, females, or non-breeding birds mixed in that are more...
  20. Zackiedawg

    Female or juvenile warbler IDs needed - South Florida

    As I've been stuck in the house and back yard for the past month, all my birding has been restricted to there - but fortunately with spring migration on, we've had good activity in the yard. This past Saturday, a good mix of warblers was passing through the trees, and as usual, I am having some...
  21. Zackiedawg

    Sharp-shinned or Coopers, Warblers too: S. Florida

    Have a few ID's i'm not too sure on, and hoping to get help/clarification from the experts here who so often help me out. 1. Shooting at my local wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, I had the following unsure IDs. First, this small hawk in flight - initial thought was it was probably a juvenile...
  22. Zackiedawg

    S. Florida Warning: Green Cay, Peaceful Waters CLOSED for repairs

    To anyone traveling down this way, or locals who wanted to get out and do some birding at the various local parks, be warned that two of the more popular sites for birding are closed or will be closing for quite some time as they undergo boardwalk and/or building repairs and renovation. Green...
  23. Zackiedawg

    Very Yellow Fellow - South Florida

    Among the various warblers and vireos and other small birds here for winter, I had this one which had one of the most vibrant yellow chests I've seen...but I couldn't figure out just what he was. This was in Delray Beach, FL, at a local wetlands reserve...any help appreciated...
  24. Zackiedawg

    S. Florida - small hawk - merlin, sharp-shinned?

    I spotted this small hawk circling high above me in the wetlands this weekend - my initial thought based on size and predominant colors was a merlin. But on looking closer at the photos, cropped in tight, the eye is clearly yellow - and as far as I know merlins always have dark eyes...so my...
  25. Zackiedawg

    S. Florida: Chuck-Will's or Whip-Poor-Will? And a bunting?

    I've got two birds to get an ID on this week. The first is one of those difficult IDs - between two very similar looking birds, both of which occur in my area. I really only get to spot and shoot either one of these maybe once every 2 years or so - it was a treat to find one again yesterday...
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